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View Poll Results: Which version of Castle Grayskull do you want for the Classics line?

Which Castle Grayskull Should Mattel Make?

After re-discovering MOTU through the new Classics line, I was curious to see if Mattel had re-done Castle Grayskull. A recent question in Matty’s forums about making this iconic castle provided a short response that I’m sure most people here are familiar with by now; Basically, it’s too large a project to simply put to pre-order, sight unseen, without putting in a lot of time in research and designing. So it got me thinking, which version of Castle Grayskull would you like to see for the Classics line?

Personally, I favor the classic Filmation version, it's the one that sticks in my imagination the most. A very close runner-up, though, is the Rudy Obrero illustration. Seeing it again made me remember how awe-struck I was as a child when I got the playset as a present!

I like the way Grayskull looks imposing with the large skull in the front that would make passerbys hesitant to even approach it. The box art looked the most creepy and would make a person think twice about wanting to go in there. So I'm going with that one. The Filmation version was nice but some of the light heartedness really made it less creepy. The vintage toy was fine too but the box art looked a lot better as I mentioned. The 200X castle looked way too pristine and didn't look gothic or creepy at all.

I voted Box Art, but I agree with my buddy Skeletorous-the proto details should be there. Actually, the SG reliquary version is swell.

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If it's strictly the structure of the castle...I vote for Box Art...but in the poll I voted for Filmation because that one looked like it could've just got up and walked. It was so creepy that it looked as if it was sitting on a structure of bones.

To me there isn't much difference between the Filmation and the box art, aside from location and foundation, so I voted Filmation....It's not like we'd get the foundation it sits on, so It wouldn't really matter between the two. And the 200X cartoon version....pass, but I'm hoping at the very least we get the Vintage based Castle with Filmation & box art touches.

i voted filmation. it's mainly the same as the box art version..a lot of what makes the box art version so appealing is the lighting choices that they used in the painting. but without that it's just like the filmation one except that the filmation one has that awesome gnarled base, making it look beyond ancient...and more foreboding and exotic.

i voted filmation. it's mainly the same as the box art version..a lot of what makes the box art version so appealing is the lighting choices that they used in the painting. but without that it's just like the filmation one except that the filmation one has that awesome gnarled base, making it look beyond ancient...and more foreboding and exotic.

I voted box art, but agree with this. Looking at the pictures, There really isn't MUCH difference between filmation and Box art.